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Where does “-ibilis” come from?

-ibilis (Latin) comes from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

-ibilis (Latin): -able; able or worthy to be

Definitions

  1. -able; able or worthy to be

Ancestry of “-ibilis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-bilis-ble
2Proto-Italic-ðlis—
3Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “-ibilis”

  • possible
  • ability
  • impossible
  • possibility
  • possibly
  • visible
  • noble
  • terrible
  • invisible
  • flexible
  • horrible
  • flexibility
  • incredible
  • plausible
  • credibility
  • terribly
  • vulnerability
  • sustainability
  • irresistible
  • impossibility
  • credible
  • visibility
  • incredibly
  • visibly
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